2024-25 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kayleigh Heckel
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Port Chester, N.Y.
THIS SEASON
A McDonald's All-American, Kayleigh Heckel enters her first season at USC as a true freshman.
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Won gold with Team USA at 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup
• Named to U18 AmeriCup All-Tournament Second Team
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2024 graduate of Long Island Lutheran High, ranked as the No. 13 player in the nation... A 2024 McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand All-American... Named to Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year Midseason Team... Scored over 2,400 points and more than 500 assists, rebounds and steals in her prep career... Also recorded 16 triple-doubles and one quadruple-double... Helped lead her team to the state championship and a national runner-up finish in her junior season... Named the 2023 MaxPreps New York Player of the Year.... A two-time Maxpreps and Naismith All-American and a four-time New York all-state selection... Averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a junior... Scored her 1,000th carer point during her sophomore season in a career-high 53-point outing where she made three free throws with 1.4 seconds left and blocked the final shot in a one-point victory... Also attended Port Chester High, where she played softball, volleyball and basketball... Won the 2022 Nike TOC Champion playing AAU ball with Exodus NYC, and was named Tournament MVP... An honor student.
PERSONAL
Kayleigh Amber Heckel was born July 8, 2006 in Greenwich, Conn.... The daughter of Donna and Walter Heckel... Has two older brothers: Corey and Tyler... Her mother played softball at St. John's... Her father played baseball at St. John's and in the minor leagues for the Toronto Blue Jays... Her grandfather and great grandfather —Walter Heckel Jr. and Walter Heckel Sr. — both played minor league baseball... Her grandfather, Rico Dos Anjos, played basketball at LIU and in the Eastern Pennsylvania Professional League, and he is in the Archbishop Stepanic High Hall of Fame... Lists winning FIBA U18 AmeriCup gold with Team USA Says being named a McDonald's All-American have been her most thrilling sports moments... Enjoys spending time with her family, watching sports, baking and playing baseball, softball and volleyball in her free time... Hopes to win Big Ten and NCAA championships and play professionally after college... Lists Sue Bird as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to travel the world and visit Italy, Portugal and Hawai'i... Nickname is "K9"... Majoring in business administration.
